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@sianmacgregor.bsky.social

@sian_macgregor elsewhere Researching young audiences; professional theatre and dance

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Wheelchair Access, Wheelchair Accessible Toilets, Audio Enhancement System, Captioning

Find out What ever happened to Harmony Banks - Dance Base, Fringe 25, limited run: www.edfringe.com/tickets/what...

19.07.2025 12:33 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Crikey, what a seaside/creature-orientated adventure! Sounds like the Grassmarket on a Sunday morning. Hope the husky said thank you

01.07.2025 19:39 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

*not pictured - or metaphorical and I've missed it

01.07.2025 19:24 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

Aww, how are you doing? 💗

26.06.2025 18:51 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

Scottish Neurodiverse Performance Network is a new emerging neurodivergent-led organisation forging space, solidarity, and visibility for neurodivergent creatives working with/in performance across Scotland buff.ly/UHU2wAY

23.06.2025 19:03 — 👍 1    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 0
Your Brain on ChatGPT: Accumulation of Cognitive Debt when Using an AI Assistant for Essay Writing Task – MIT Media Lab  This study explores the neural and behavioral consequences of LLM-assisted essay writing. Participants were divided into three groups: LLM, Search Engine…

www.media.mit.edu/publications...

20.06.2025 21:17 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Theatre in Schools Scotland (TiSS) is looking for touring productions for the school year September 2026–March 2027 buff.ly/2jMydcN (deadline - 20 June 2025)

15.06.2025 13:03 — 👍 0    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0

😆 can we guess which place that is...

06.06.2025 21:49 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0
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And thanks to our fantastic speakers/facilitators

02.06.2025 14:29 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Great show!

30.05.2025 22:56 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
Five cheerful women sitting on chairs in front of a large projection screen, in a traditional panelled room

Five cheerful women sitting on chairs in front of a large projection screen, in a traditional panelled room

A banner advertising the Edinburgh International Children's Festival at the base of a curved staircase

A banner advertising the Edinburgh International Children's Festival at the base of a curved staircase

Several people sitting at a long table engaged in conversation inside a large room with tall windows

Several people sitting at a long table engaged in conversation inside a large room with tall windows

Such a positive and informative session in Edinburgh on authenticity in making work for children this afternoon @edchildrensfest.bsky.social with these wonderful people, sharing practice and joy. Grateful for the support of @sgsah.bsky.social

30.05.2025 22:44 — 👍 8    🔁 2    💬 2    📌 0
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2026-2027 will mark the 10th birthday of Theatre in Schools Scotland, and we are on the lookout for productions to be part of this exciting anniversary.
 
If you are an artist or company based in Scotland apply now. 

www.theatreinschoolsscotland.co.uk/opportunities.html
 
Deadline: Fri 20 Jun 2025

09.05.2025 10:02 — 👍 0    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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What a day we had yesterday to kick off the Edinburgh International Children's Festival 2025! Thank you to everyone who came along and to the National Museum of Scotland for hosting! Roll on the rest of the festival!

Thanks Cirrus Logic and The Walter Scott Giving Group.

📷 Brian Hartley

25.05.2025 15:22 — 👍 2    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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Join us tomorrow (Sat 24th May) for a full day of free pop-up performances in the beautiful setting of the #NationalMuseumsScotland from 10am – 5pm to kick of #EdChildrensFest2025.

Drop in throughout the day, we can’t wait!

23.05.2025 14:45 — 👍 1    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
Smooth loch with hills in the background and oak branch covering a quarter of the photo, top left - University of Stirling

Smooth loch with hills in the background and oak branch covering a quarter of the photo, top left - University of Stirling

Marquette version of larger sculpture - man in a cap sitting on a plinth inspecting a gemstone in his right hand

Marquette version of larger sculpture - man in a cap sitting on a plinth inspecting a gemstone in his right hand

A great day thinking through play and imagination - well done to the PGRs who organised this inspiring arts and humanities conference @stir.ac.uk

23.05.2025 21:48 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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M*****Classes: Lighting Design 25 - YTAS M*****classes is a free training programme that aims to address the lack of gender diversity in design/production roles. These series of workshops focuses on

Looks brilliant!
ytas.org.uk/events/mclas...

22.05.2025 17:25 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

And a fantastic project!

21.05.2025 22:10 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Edinburgh International Children's Festival: 'a celebration of joy' After years of curtailed ambition, the Children’s Festival looks set to return to its former glory, says Joyce McMillan

"A celebration of joy" - Noel Jordan on his final programme as director of the Edinburgh International Children's Festival, which opens this weekend; a week of thrilling Scottish & international theatre made for children and young people, at venues across Edinburgh. www.scotsman.com/arts-and-cul...

20.05.2025 19:04 — 👍 4    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0

AI "art" (content): "a simulacrum that may deceive the eye but not the soul" - this 👇

20.05.2025 13:29 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Barrowland Ballet attended the launch of the @dancebase.bsky.social programme today 🥳 you can catch Wee Man as part of Dance Base Festival 2025 in partnership with Assembly Festival this Summer!

🎟️ assemblyfestival.com/whats-on/111...

#WeeMan #dance #theatre #edfringe

20.05.2025 12:39 — 👍 0    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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📢 Are you a student with an interest in the history of Scottish women's sport? 

Apply for a new PhD studentship exploring Women, Sport and the Visual in Scottish Sport History. 

More info in the thread below 👇🏻🧵

19.05.2025 08:02 — 👍 13    🔁 7    💬 1    📌 2
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BBC Radio 4 - Drama on 4, One Hundred and Fifty Days Poetic and powerful drama by Oliver Emanuel.

www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...

16.05.2025 10:15 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Brilliant brilliant news 👇

16.05.2025 10:14 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

🤣 how is that even possible! I'm just about to do that yearly renew thing ....*how* much for some cyberspace??

13.05.2025 17:04 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
Sunny windowsill with 4 mini zines resting on it, and to the left, pastel coloured blank tiny versions of zine/books

Sunny windowsill with 4 mini zines resting on it, and to the left, pastel coloured blank tiny versions of zine/books

Imposing and beautiful stone built Edinburgh Futures Institute, with taller centre section with conical roof above, clock near the top, and a wing each side with 9 windows on each, pointed dormer windows across the tops

Imposing and beautiful stone built Edinburgh Futures Institute, with taller centre section with conical roof above, clock near the top, and a wing each side with 9 windows on each, pointed dormer windows across the tops

Single tarot card of the two of coins with central figure in yellow dress balancing on one foot on a tightrope, holding yellow circles with five pointed stars on the front, one in the crook of her elbow, the other on her other hand

Single tarot card of the two of coins with central figure in yellow dress balancing on one foot on a tightrope, holding yellow circles with five pointed stars on the front, one in the crook of her elbow, the other on her other hand

Great training day yesterday at @edfuturesinstitute.bsky.social exploring postdisciplinarity and zines - drawing out the creative elements of PhD research! Thanks @sgsss.bsky.social and @sgsah.bsky.social

09.05.2025 09:44 — 👍 4    🔁 3    💬 1    📌 0

Saturday!

07.05.2025 18:22 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Two days to go until we open at @cnauldtheatre.bsky.social! 😍

Last chance to book tickets: lanternhousearts.org/events/chunk...

#ChunkyJewellery #theatresky #musical #dance #scotland

30.04.2025 19:27 — 👍 0    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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Barrowland Ballet is in search of men aged 12+ (teenagers, adults and older adults 65+) to be part of and perform in their new all-male dance theatre performance Wee Man as part of a local community cast. 😎

Register your interest here: www.surveymonkey.com/r/YCDXV9K

#dance #edinburgh

28.04.2025 17:42 — 👍 0    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
Several branches laden with pink blossom, reaching from the bottom left corner. Top right is a blue sky behind the blossoms.

Several branches laden with pink blossom, reaching from the bottom left corner. Top right is a blue sky behind the blossoms.

Central Scotland giving us a great blossom show this year!

24.04.2025 17:51 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

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